T/o afterwork eagles ducks elk snow pig alpers

[TroutOnly]

had to do a one day run up the hwy ,i wanted to fish this time so i left at 430 hit town 8 got done working at 12,so it was off to the fishin hole. the storm clouds would come and go all afternoon spitting snow off and on. parked and rolled by the powerplant to see the meat grinder is shut down for work being done on it,so they had the side creek cranking some water down thru it. but as soon as i got past the river section i could see how low the res is, so low theres weed beds popping up everywhere. as soon as i got to thhe spot and got the first rod set up and in the water two bald eagles kept doing swipes at these two cool ducks , the ducks kept close to me because the eagles get close but not that close to people ,i couldnt get a good pic of them. as soon as i got the right depth and right sauce on the bait it was non stop ,i quit taking pics because it was eating up to much time . i lost a couple real big fish in the weed banks trying to get them in , i wqas lucky the reels where loaded with heavy striper flouro ,so i did get to catch a couple nice one that were around 22 inches, i was on a kill mission today for one of my work pals he begged me for some nice trout ,so i killed a limit i normally dont kill the fish up there i like just taking there pics and letting them go. next thing i knew i was out of the working bait and it was time to go. on the way home just south of independence i saw a herd of young elk i tried to get there pics but they spooked everytime i got to close ,i cant wait to go back up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,T/O,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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[troutdog]

Great day up the 395, nice goin Bob....thanks for sharing the trip.


TD

[Carptain_Bao]

WTG on those beautiful trout! Love the color of those fish! Congrats

[Kingfish Addict]

Beautiful! I can't wait for Blake Jones next weekend, be heading up there late Friday night.

[cutbait]

Is that one a cutty brownbow?


Snap it!

[trail blazer]

Not a torn up tail in the bunch BOB.

Congrats.

TRAIL BLAZER

[Hardcor]

Roosevelt Elk, What a sight. Must be somewhere around the Tejon Ranch. Beautiful Trout Bob !

[chindofoo]

I hit up this exact same spot earlier this week before you T/O on my way to Tahoe for a snowboarding trip, and it was definitely good fishing. Didn't even have a chance to cast the second rod cause as soon as the first rod was was cast, it got bit instantly. You are right once you find the right bait and depth the fishing is WFO, otherwise, you're gona have a tough time. Also when I was in Tahoe managed to fly fish the Truckee river for a few nice wild ones.

[fishinone]

Well that just ain't right!

You know Bob that some other people have to work for a living. :Razz:

[Stalker Of Fish]

Nice fish T.O. looks like you did not keep the brown trout . Those Elk brought back memories of being late to class or missing
classes . I would wake up at times to find Elk every where around my home in Humboldt county and could not get to
my jeep .

[5150fishn]

Damn Bob, you just know how to torture those of us that can't get up that way very often!Lol
Beautiful full tail trout. Thanks for the report and pics.

[Rooster]

Looking good Bob! I so love seeing your trout pics and reading the report.. Props

[Piss on Myspace]

Dayyyyyyuuuuuuummmmmmm bob, can i have a job?? Ill bait all your hooks and net all your fish haha
Thanks for posting, i always enjoy reading your reports and seeing those milky bows. Cant wait to get up their myself. Thanks for the inspiration

[PONTOON]

Bob,

Looking at those pics brought back memories of The Road Trip...........HMO Rock.........Overeating at the BBQ Place in Bishop and of course the laughs with Trolly!:LOL:

Beautiful fish Bob!:Thumbs Up:

[catchingsomefish]

Cool pics Bob, being up there kinda makes a fellow forget about all the crap going on in the world today......................Thanks for sharing that with all of us...................................Dave

[TroutOnly]

S/O/F WATCHING THE BALD EAGLES IS SO COOL ESPEICALLY WHEN THEY GRAB A TROUT OFF THE SURFACE OF THE WATER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,

[chompot]

Roosevelt Elk, What a sight. Must be somewhere around the Tejon Ranch. Beautiful Trout Bob !

Definitely not Roosevelts. All Tule Elk in the Owens valley. Tejon Ranch has American (Rocky Mtn) Elk that were transplanted to the Tehacapi's some time ago. You won't get into Roosies until you get into NW California.

Back on topic... nice fish.

[FSHNLIC]

Way to get on the fish Bob!!! Haven't had the chance to get up there this winter... Pray for more snow and that the dfg can stock other fish other than triploid!!

[Stalker Of Fish]

S/O/F WATCHING THE BALD EAGLES IS SO COOL ESPEICALLY WHEN THEY GRAB A TROUT OFF THE SURFACE OF THE WATER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,

Yeah they sure are the masters of fishing . Every year my Falconry Mentor who is a world known animal trainer at a local zoo takes me on his Eagle days trip.
We go up to Coeur d ’Alene Idaho Eagle Watch at Wolf Lodge to see and study Bald Eagles that migrate there in Nov.-Dec.
from Canada . You can see a multitude of Bald Eagles fishing and finding mates until they start to leave in Jan . Not to mention the great fishing opportunities for us as well !

[TroutOnly]

theres a pair who hang around the pvr untill it gets warm ,then they move to better feed ,sometimes some redtails hang around looking for fish, pyramid has bald and golden eagles there right now,plus some falcons,,,,,,,,,,

[Big Daddy]

Man O Man Bob I hope to be just like you when I grow up. I need to get myself some projects up that way. I can't wait till you teach me how to get them stripeys out of DVL my friend I may have to just come your way someday soon. Nice report as always my friend you are the master,

BD

[TroutOnly]

HEY BIG DADDY WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ,I MISSED HEAARING FROM YOU,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,